Fernandes: ‘If for some reason the club doesn’t want me, I will go’Eddie Howe says Newcastle denied ‘stonewall penalty’ in 3-2 lossErik ten Hag claimed after Manchester United’s 3-2 victory against Newcastle that Bruno Fernandes “absolutely” wants to stay, after the captain hinted at being unsure of
Ten Hag’s side are still in the hunt for European qualification on the final day after a tight win over rivals NewcastleMatch report: Højlund strikes late to boost Ten HagPleased to say that we’re not due for another downpour tonight in Manchester, although there might be some light drizzle closer t
Manchester United are up to 57 points, the same as Newcastle United, who headed back to the north-east pondering precisely how they lost a toe-to-toe contest played at breakneck speed. The win was sealed by a sweet finish by Rasmus Højlund, just on as a replacement, his 18-yard, right-foot shot goin
Saudi Arabian-controlled Newcastle United lobbied for fundingEmails highlight relationship between council officials and clubHuman rights campaigners have suggested Newcastle city council could be complicit in sportswashing after its executives lobbied officials at the Saudi Arabian-controlled Newca
Palace sporting director in frame to replace Dan AshworthReports in Germany claim Bayern Munich eyeing Oliver GlasnerThe Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, is attempting to persuade Dougie Freedman to reject an offer from Newcastle to become their sporting director after the former Scotland stri
As a reassuringly strong sun shone on Tyneside and the air turned sufficiently balmy to consign winter coats to the back of the wardrobe at last, memories of Newcastle’s trip to Milan last September resurfaced.Home fans had probably not felt as warm watching a match since that Champions League draw
Tricky trips for Arsenal and Manchester City, a big day at the bottom and auditions for Euro 2024If Arsenal miss out on the title, one of the games they will look back on will be the 2-1 defeat to Fulham on New Year’s Eve, the last time they were beaten away from home in the league. However, Fulham
Mikel Arteta keeps cool, Jacob Murphy proves his worth and Elijah Adebayo states his case for a top-flight stayFrom touchline handbags in London with his manager a week ago to this: an individual performance of verve and efficiency to go with collective success, Mohamed Salah smiling once again. Muc
Two years ago Newcastle defeated Burnley to send them down to the Championship and the Clarets’ 22nd loss of this season felt like having the same result this time around as the hosts capitulated.Once Callum Wilson opened the scoring there was no way back for Vincent Kompany’s side who were complete
Elijah Adebayo’s return boosts Luton, Wolves seek another City shock and Alexander Isak eyes golden bootFriday night’s clash between deeply imperilled Luton and newly safe Everton ought to mean contrasting moods among the two sets of supporters at Kenilworth Road. Still, off-field alarms at Everton
Erling Haaland grabs vital goal, Richard Masters gets a Molineux earful and Brighton’s season fades outAnge Postecoglou found enough blue sky in the Spurs squad he inherited to make a pair of sailor’s trousers out of the opening 10 games of the season. The rest of the season since then feels like a
Sheffield United are presumably relieved that their next league assignment in the north-east will be at Sunderland or Middlesbrough. Long before the final whistle brought confirmation of a relegation to the Championship that Chris Wilder had already deemed inevitable, his players had seen more than
Newcastle manager wants to build team around midfielderPSG and both Manchester clubs admire Brazil internationalEddie Howe has revealed that Bruno Guimarães’s £100m release clause expires in the final days of June and hopes that will save Newcastle from a summer of transfer speculation centred on th
Liverpool await a dead-ball salvo, Luton have to keep their chins up and things could get spicy at City GroundDavid Moyes will surely have taken note of Liverpool’s struggle to defend set pieces against Everton. Jürgen Klopp, who must be delighted with a 12.30pm kick-off on Saturday, should prepare
It’s a question most Crystal Palace supporters and perhaps Roy Hodgson must be wondering - what would this season have been like if Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise not spent so much of it on the treatment table?A third successive victory for Oliver Glasner’s side thanks to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 10th
Newcastle’s manager a long-term admirer of the Swede who is now back to full fitness to spearhead European qualificationAlexander Isak was back on the pitch at St James’ Park last week, posing languidly alongside a Formula E car as cameras whirred and a commercial film shoot began. Isak does languid
Manchester United snatch chaos from jaws of serenity, Nicolas Jackson misfires and Liverpool stay in huntJammy, jammy Man United. To be fair, they did find a new way to be hopeless. Instead of the usual mayhem, they were in total control for 70 minutes, barely letting Coventry have a shot. But then,
Adam Wharton shines on Merseyside, Mateo Kovacic displays City’s depth and Erik ten Hag gets tetchyJoachim Andersen was named Sky’s man of the match at Anfield and with good reason. But while the Danish centre-back won header after header and made clearance after clearance, and while the front three
From Newcastle’s forward line to a comical series of own goals, we hand out honors (and dishonors) from the top-flight weekendArsenal were stunned by Aston Villa 2-0 at home to hand Manchester City the advantage in the title race. If you’re looking for a microcosm of Ollie Watkins’s season, look no
Alexander Isak scores twice in 4-0 home win‘I was concerned with every aspect of our game’Ange Postecoglou suffered his heaviest defeat since taking charge of Tottenham last summer and warned that it was unlikely to be the team’s last setback.“I was concerned by every aspect of our game, a lot of it
